Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Chile or United States?

United States, at 16.91 years against 16.83 years in Chile as of 2018.

What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Chile and United States?

0.08 years, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United States?

24 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chile vs United States: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female)

Chile

16.83 years

in 2018

United States

16.91 years

in 2018

Chile rank

29th

United States rank

27th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) over time

Chile
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 16.91 years against 16.83 years in Chile, a difference of 0.08 years.

Across all 24 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 29th and United States ranks 27th of 175 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	United States	Difference	Ahead
1980s	11.41 years	14.84 years	3.43 years	United States
1990s	12.03 years	16.59 years	4.56 years	United States
2000s	14.06 years	16.33 years	2.26 years	United States
2010s	16.18 years	16.86 years	0.6769 years	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Chile or United States?: United States, at 16.91 years against 16.83 years in Chile as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Chile and United States?: 0.08 years, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United States?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2018.
How do Chile and United States rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?: Chile ranks 29th and United States ranks 27th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit: years
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.